Still very high in most but not all African countries 

![IMG_3109.jpeg](https://m.stacker.news/21549)

[source: ourworldindata](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-mortality-rate-marimekko)

oliverweiss

I think that's the biggest one, but there's a bunch of nasty shit trying to kill you there.

Bell_curve

charts_and_numbers

Life expectancy chart by continents

Life expectancy at birth is usually driven by early childhood mortality rates. In Africa, that's largely a function of disease.

cc: @Bell_curve